TIME: “Leaders of both parties pressed on Sunday for answers from the White House about reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin had put bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan and that the U.S. had taken no action in response. Democrats called for hearings to be held.”
“In his first comment on the matter, President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday that ‘nobody briefed or told me’ about the ‘so-called attacks,’ a comment that his former national security adviser termed ‘remarkable.'”
“The New York Times reported Friday on the alleged actions by Russian military intelligence — paying Taliban-linked militias to kill American and British troops — and that Trump and other top White House officials had been briefed on the matter months ago. Major elements were also reported by the Washington Post.”